Tag: Prescription Drugs
Neratinib Active in HER2-Positive, HR-Negative Breast Cancer
And higher pathologic complete response for veliparib-carboplatin in triple-negative breast cancer
Pharmacists Report Hidden Fees That Distort Prescription Costs
Direct and indirect remuneration fees, copay clawback fees skew cost of prescription meds
Deutetrabenazine Improves Motor Signs in Huntington’s
Improved motor signs for patients with chorea associated with Huntington's disease
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Beneficial As Add-On
Reduction in HbA1c with both lixisenatide, glulisine; less hypoglycemia with lixisenatide
Pharmaceutical Payments Linked to Anti-VEGF Injection Use
Findings among U.S. ophthalmologists who prescribed anti-VEGF medications
Lisinopril Therapy Cuts Incident Conduction System Disease
Factors independently associated with disease include increased age, male sex, white race, diabetes
Midostaurin Beneficial in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis
Organ damage improved in 60 percent of patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis
Cancer Immunotherapy May Induce Arthritis, Sicca Syndrome
Findings with ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) and/or nivolumab (anti-PD-1) for solid tumors
Depression Cuts Adherence to COPD Maintenance Meds
Average monthly adherence to COPD maintenance medications low in older adults
Pharmacy Programs to ID Opioid Abuse Effective, but Underused
Monitoring program in Maine was only used by 56 percent of pharmacists
